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oh, primark! i lived in england for a little while and i know exactly what you mean. i had to be at a certain place mentally before i could dive in to the chaos that is primark, haha. however, like you said..their deals are amazing! i haven't shopped there in almost five years and no lie, i still have some of the same articles of clothing that i bought years ago...and i still wear them!and i am totally with you on forever 21! their prices have gone way, way up!

Yea.., I feel the same way. My favorite scarf is from Primark and it was literally $3. But my best friend got all her stuff stolen from her bag in a Primark, so that's not such a fond memory. Then there's what goes on in Bangladesh to ensure such low low prices at places like Primark (that building collapse that killed 1000 workers last year? that was a Primark factory, along with Walmart and a bunch of other retailers.)

That's the major downside to places like primark, I did an ethical speech on sweat shops in college. It's crazy how many brands we all buy from that are made in sweatshops! :( its hard to know where you can buy stuff anymore.

I agree. It is almost like what shops do not have some illegal happenings going on. Especially when you are talking about super large companies that may not know what goes on in the lower levels in other countries. We are getting Primark in Bath this summer and I am looking forward to it as I havent shopped for myself very much. I tend to hit up the charity shops when I need something 'new'.

Totally agree, Bonnie! When this happened I was very up in arms about it and looked pretty extensively into stores that were sweatshop conscious, and there just isn't much out there at all. And they're not particularly affordable, either.

Plus, as terrible as sweat shops are, you're not doing the workers any favors by not buying the clothes that give them jobs. I wish I knew the solution!